Novel coronavirus

South Carolina beaches fill, but COVID-19 takes no vacation

By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

The state now has the fourth-highest new infection rate in the nation when adjusted for population, trailing just Arizona, Arkansas and Alabama.

WATCH: House panel considers child care amid the COVID-19 pandemic

By Justin Stabley and Associated Press

The Worker and Family Support Subcommittee holds a hearing on child care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WATCH: Trump visits Arizona to mark construction of 200 miles of wall along U.S.-Mexico border

By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

President Donald Trump faces a fresh test of his ability to draw a crowd during a pandemic when he visits Arizona on Tuesday after his sparsely attended weekend rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

WATCH: Fauci says COVID-19 vaccine could possibly be made available by end of 2020 or start of 2021

By Lauran Neergaard, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

The government's top infectious disease expert told a House committee on Tuesday he remains "cautiously optimistic" that some will be ready at the end of the year.

Elder abuse appears to be climbing during the pandemic, experts say

By Grace Birnstengel, Next Avenue

Many older adults have become more vulnerable as they've faced increased isolation during the pandemic.

Quarantine bubbles – when done right – limit coronavirus risk and help fight loneliness

By Melissa Hawkins, The Conversation

People are turning to quarantine bubbles as a way to see friends and family while limiting the risk from the coronavirus. Research shows that this can work, but it's not easy to be in a quaranteam.

How people with obsessive-compulsive disorder cope with added anxiety of COVID-19

By Elizabeth Lawrence, Kaiser Health News

The pandemic has heightened OCD phobias such as fear of germs. Yet some patients say experience with anxiety, and treatment for it, gives them an advantage.

WATCH: Fauci, Redfield, health officials testify on Trump administration’s response to COVID-19

By Lauran Neergaard, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday at a fraught moment in the nation's pandemic response.

WATCH: Health officials testify on lessons from COVID-19 and preparing for future pandemics

By Courtney Vinopal

The committee will hear from a number of doctors and health officials, including Utah Gov. Michael O. Leavitt, a former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.